Peter;
I had the same problem on my '76 servo and as I was rebuilding the master
cylinder, I just couldn't put it back on that ratty looking servo. Mine had
a lot of pits in it so I used spot putty and primer to get it back to
smooth. Shot it with gloss black enamel and I must say it looks pretty
good. This was my second attempt at painting on my car. I had painted the
windscreen frame the semi-flat black a few years ago.
The servo did not appear to have had been primered at the factory, but I'm
sure their painting techniques are better than mine. I was extremely careful
about taping the mounting studs and holes closed so that no dust got inside.
My next major project is to redo the entire area around the battery box
which is also rather ratty looking from battery corrosion.
Jeff Johnson
'76 TR6 (CF50278U)
Peter Zaborski wrote:
> I have just ordered a new master cylinder from Apple. In the meantime I
> will be doing some prep work to that part of the car. One of the items
> on my list is to repaint the brake servo (I have the usual stripped
> paint from a slowly leaking MC).
>
> I plan to remove the servo from the car for this work. My questions are:
>
> 1. How should I strip off the old paint without affecting the inner
> workings of the servo? (I plan to try sealing or taping up the openings
> but wonder if I should pay attention to anything else).
>
> 2. For painting, is the above sealing/taping of openings sufficient? Or
> should greater precautions be used to maintain the functionality?
>
> 3. Should the servo be primed prior to painting? Or is paint on metal
> adequate?
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice,
>
> Peter Zaborski
> 76 TR6 (CF58310 UO)
> Calgary AB Canada
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